Sam is passionate about using design, design thinking and design advocacy to create a better built and natural environment. Originally from Brisbane, Australia he is now a Senior Designer at sustainability studio, Co Adaptive Architecture in New York.
Sam has been a project employee of Emergency Architects Australia, including coordinating a response to the 2011 Queensland floods and has 7 years experience practicing architecture at James Davidson Architect. He currently maintains a casual research appointment at The University of Queensland (UQ) on flood-resilient design and planning policy. Recently, he co-led the NYC Climate Braintrust at the World Economic Forum, bringing together 10 climate startups for roundtable advice from experts. Sam has a background in design thinking and facilitation, having run workshops in Australia, the USA, Indonesia, the Netherlands and Switzerland.
Sam graduated as the top Master of Architecture student at UQ, winning five of nine graduate prizes including the Australian Institute of Architects' QIA medallion. He has also studied at Technische Universitat Berlin, The University of British Columbia and The University of California, Berkeley.